Ezekiel 21

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וַיְהִ֥יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

בֶּן־O son of אָדָ֗םhumankind שִׂ֤יםset פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙face your אֶל־against יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem וְהַטֵּ֖ףand prophesy אֶל־against מִקְדָּשִׁ֑יםsanctuaries וְהִנָּבֵ֖אand prophesy אֶל־against אַדְמַ֥תthe land of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וְאָמַרְתָּ֞and you will say לְאַדְמַ֣תto the land of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh הִנְנִ֣יhere I אֵלַ֔יִךְam against you וְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יand I will bring out חַרְבִּ֖יsword my מִתַּעְרָ֑הּfrom sheath its וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יand I will cut off מִמֵּ֖ךְfrom you צַדִּ֥יקthe righteous וְרָשָֽׁע׃and the wicked

יַ֛עַןbecause אֲשֶׁר־that הִכְרַ֥תִּיI have cut off מִמֵּ֖ךְfrom you צַדִּ֣יקthe righteous וְרָשָׁ֑עand the wicked לָ֠כֵןto therefore תֵּצֵ֨אit will go forth חַרְבִּ֧יsword my מִתַּעְרָ֛הּfrom sheath its אֶל־against כָּל־all בָּשָׂ֖רflesh מִנֶּ֥גֶבfrom the south צָפֽוֹן׃the north

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙and they will know כָּל־all בָּשָׂ֔רflesh כִּ֚יthat אֲנִ֣יI יְהוָ֔הYahweh הוֹצֵ֥אתִיI have brought out חַרְבִּ֖יsword my מִתַּעְרָ֑הּfrom sheath its לֹ֥אnot תָשׁ֖וּבit will go back עֽוֹד׃ סagain

וְאַתָּ֥הand you בֶן־O son of אָדָ֖םhumankind הֵֽאָנַ֑חgroan בְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןwith breaking of מָתְנַ֙יִם֙loins וּבִמְרִיר֔וּתand with bitterness תֵּֽאָנַ֖חyou will groan לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃to eyes their

וַיְהִ֥יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

בֶּן־O son of אָדָ֕םhumankind הִנָּבֵא֙prophesy וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔and you will say כֹּ֖הthus אָמַ֣רhe says אֲדֹנָ֑יthe Lord אֱמֹ֕רsay חֶ֥רֶבa sword חֶ֛רֶבa sword הוּחַ֖דָּהit has been sharpened וְגַם־and also מְרוּטָֽה׃is polished

לְמַ֨עַןso as טְבֹ֤חַto slaughter טֶ֙בַח֙a slaughter הוּחַ֔דָּהit has been sharpened לְמַעַן־so as הֱיֵה־beלָ֥הּfor itבָּ֖רָקlightning מֹרָ֑טָּהit has been polished א֣וֹor נָשִׂ֔ישׂwe will rejoice שֵׁ֥בֶטthe scepter of בְּנִ֖יson my מֹאֶ֥סֶתis rejecting כָּל־every עֵֽץ׃tree

וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand someone gave אֹתָ֛הּobj. it לְמָרְטָ֖הto polish it לִתְפֹּ֣שׂto grasp it בַּכָּ֑ףin the palm הִֽיא־it הוּחַ֤דָּהit has been sharpened חֶ֙רֶב֙a sword וְהִ֣יאand it מֹרָ֔טָּהit has been polished לָתֵ֥תto put אוֹתָ֖הּobj. it בְּיַד־in the hand of הוֹרֵֽג׃one who slays

כִּ֣יfor בֹ֔חַןit has been tested וּמָ֕הand what?אִם־if גַּם־also שֵׁ֥בֶטa scepter מֹאֶ֖סֶתrejecting לֹ֣אnot יִֽהְיֶ֑הit will be נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִֽה׃ פYahweh

וְאַתָּ֣הand you בֶן־O son of אָדָ֔םhumankind הִנָּבֵ֕אprophesy וְהַ֖ךְand strike כַּ֣ףpalm אֶל־to כָּ֑ףpalm וְתִכָּפֵ֞לso it may be doubled חֶ֤רֶבa sword שְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙a third חֶ֣רֶבa sword of חֲלָלִ֔יםthose slain הִ֗יאit חֶ֚רֶבis a sword of חָלָ֣לthe slain הַגָּד֔וֹלthe great הַחֹדֶ֖רֶתwhich surroundsלָהֶֽם׃to them

לְמַ֣עַן׀so as לָמ֣וּגto melt לֵ֗בa heart וְהַרְבֵּה֙and may be many הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםthe stumblings עַ֚לat כָּל־all שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םgates their נָתַ֖תִּיI have set אִבְחַת־a slaughter of חָ֑רֶבa sword אָ֛חalas!עֲשׂוּיָ֥הmade לְבָרָ֖קfor lightning מְעֻטָּ֥הwrapped לְטָֽבַח׃for slaughtering

הִתְאַחֲדִ֥יbe sharp הֵימִ֖נִיgo to the right הָשִׂ֣ימִיcause to set הַשְׂמִ֑ילִיgo to the left אָ֖נָהwhere?פָּנַ֥יִךְis face your מֻעָדֽוֹת׃set

וְגַם־and also אֲנִ֗יI אַכֶּ֤הI will strike כַפִּי֙palm my אֶל־to כַּפִּ֔יpalm my וַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יand I will give rest to חֲמָתִ֑יrage my אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הYahweh דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פI have spoken

וַיְהִ֥יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

דֶּ֣רֶךְa road תָּשִׂ֔יםyou will make לָב֣וֹאto come חֶ֔רֶבa sword אֵ֖תobj.רַבַּ֣תRabbah of בְּנֵֽי־the people of עַמּ֑וֹןAmmon וְאֶת־and obj.יְהוּדָ֥הJudah בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem בְּצוּרָֽה׃fortified

כִּֽי־for עָמַ֨דhe has stopped מֶלֶךְ־the king of בָּבֶ֜לBabylon אֶל־to אֵ֣םthe mother of הַדֶּ֗רֶךְthe road בְּרֹ֛אשׁat the beginning of שְׁנֵ֥יthe two הַדְּרָכִ֖יםthe roads לִקְסָם־to divine קָ֑סֶםdivination קִלְקַ֤לhe has shaken בַּֽחִצִּים֙in the arrows שָׁאַ֣לhe has enquired בַּתְּרָפִ֔יםby the teraphim רָאָ֖הhe has looked בַּכָּבֵֽד׃at the liver

וְהָיָ֨הand it will beלָהֶ֤םto themכִּקְסָםas divines שָׁוְא֙falsehood בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םin view their שְׁבֻעֵ֥יoaths of שְׁבֻע֖וֹתoathsלָהֶ֑םbelong to themוְהֽוּא־and it מַזְכִּ֥ירwill bring to remembrance עָוֹ֖ןiniquity לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פto be seized

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore כֹּֽה־thus אָמַר֮he says אֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lord יְהוִה֒Yahweh יַ֗עַןbecause הַזְכַּרְכֶם֙brought to remembrance you עֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔םiniquity your בְּהִגָּל֣וֹתbecause were uncovered פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗םtransgressions your לְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙to be seen חַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םsins your בְּכֹ֖לin all עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םpractices your יַ֚עַןbecause הִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔םhave been remembered you בַּכַּ֖ףby the hand תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פyou will be seized

וְאַתָּה֙and you חָלָ֣לO profane one רָשָׁ֔עwicked נְשִׂ֖יאprince of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אֲשֶׁר־whom בָּ֣אit has come יוֹמ֔וֹday his בְּעֵ֖תat a time of עֲוֹ֥ןpunishment of קֵֽץ׃ סthe end

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says אֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lord יְהוִ֔הYahweh הָסִיר֙to remove הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶתthe turban וְהָרִ֖יםand to lift off הָֽעֲטָרָ֑הthe crown זֹ֣אתthis לֹא־not זֹ֔אתthis הַשָּׁפָ֣לָהthe lowly הַגְבֵּ֔הַexalt וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַand the exalted הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃to bring low

עַוָּ֥הa ruin עַוָּ֖הa ruin עַוָּ֣הa ruin אֲשִׂימֶ֑נָּהI will make it גַּם־also זֹאת֙this לֹ֣אnot הָיָ֔הit will be עַד־until בֹּ֛אcomes אֲשֶׁר־the one whomל֥וֹbelongs to himהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טthe judgment וּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פand I will give it

בַּחֲז֥וֹתwhen seeלָךְ֙for youשָׁ֔וְאfalsehood בִּקְסָם־when divineלָ֖ךְfor youכָּזָ֑בfalsehood לָתֵ֣תto give אוֹתָ֗ךְobj. you אֶֽל־to צַוְּארֵי֙the necks of חַֽלְלֵ֣יthose profaned of רְשָׁעִ֔יםwicked people אֲשֶׁר־whom בָּ֣אit has come יוֹמָ֔םday their בְּעֵ֖תat a time of עֲוֹ֥ןpunishment of קֵֽץ׃the end

הָשַׁ֖בput back אֶל־into תַּעְרָ֑הּsheath its בִּמְק֧וֹםin the place אֲשֶׁר־of where נִבְרֵ֛אתyou were created בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְorigins your אֶשְׁפֹּ֥טI will judge אֹתָֽךְ׃obj. you

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤יand I will pour out עָלַ֙יִךְ֙on you זַעְמִ֔יindignation my בְּאֵ֥שׁwith the fire of עֶבְרָתִ֖יwrath my אָפִ֣יחַI will blow עָלָ֑יִךְon you וּנְתַתִּ֗יךְand I will give you בְּיַד֙in the hand of אֲנָשִׁ֣יםmen בֹּֽעֲרִ֔יםbrutish חָרָשֵׁ֖יcraftsmen of מַשְׁחִֽית׃destruction

לָאֵ֤שׁfor the fire תִּֽהְיֶה֙you will become לְאָכְלָ֔הinto fuel דָּמֵ֥ךְblood your יִהְיֶ֖הit will be בְּת֣וֹךְin the midst of הָאָ֑רֶץthe land לֹ֣אnot תִזָּכֵ֔רִיyou will be remembered כִּ֛יfor אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הYahweh דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פI have spoken

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